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The Miami Heat have won their second NBA Playoff Final Series in as many years, defeating the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 in Game 7. The series win is the third for the franchise. Lebron James scored a massive 37 points and grabbed 12 rebounds; Dwyane Wade added 23 points and 10 rebounds. Tim Duncan top-scored for the Spurs…

Bulldogs v Roosters This is the game of the Rugby league round for two reasons. First off, it’s Sonny Bill Williams’ first game against his former club. Second, the Bulldogs want revenge against the Roosters, who in round 6 gave the Dogs a scoring lesson, winning 38-0. Both sides have players out for Origin next…

Surfrider Foundation Australia will soon lose its major sponsor, cosmetics giant Garnier, causing a critical shortage of funds in its campaign. Surfrider is a non-profit environmental organisation that works for the protection and improvement of the world’s waves and beaches. It celebrated the ninth International Surfing Day yesterday with fundraisers in Sydney, Perth, Gold coast, Melbourne…

The Newsroom sent its sports reporters to Circular Quay’s Customs House today to watch Sydney celebrate with the Socceroos, who last night qualified for their third straight World Cup. – Report by Blake Moretti and Callum Birch

It’s official: the Socceroos are on their way to the 2014 World Cup after beating Iraq 1-0 last night. It fell to sub Josh Kennedy to book Australia’s place in Brazil, their third straight World Cup, after 82 minutes without a goal. In his first appearance for the Socceroos in over 19 months after he…

Rugby League It’s Friday and this week we have two NRL games to watch. The Dragons take on the North Queensland Cowboys down at WIN Stadium and the Manly Sea Eagles are at home to the Bulldogs at Brookvale Oval. Sea Eagles v Bulldogs This encounter always brings out the best between the two clubs,…

The Socceroos are now just one win away from qualifying for Brazil 2014. A 4-0 win over Jordan last night took the Socceroos to second place behind group leaders Japan. Next week’s game against Iraq, who are on the bottom of the group table, will determine whether the Socceroo’s fans have reason to visit Brazil…

Slater shows his finesse in the final round at Fiji’s Cloudbreak this morning. Kelly Slater won the Volcom Fiji Pro today, beating Australia’s two-time world champion Mick Fanning. It was the rivals’ seventh final together, giving Kelly a lead of five to two. Slater seamed unbeatable after a perfect score of 20 – two 10-point rides in…

Rugby League North Queensland Cowboys vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Queensland Cowboys player Johnathan Thurston is likely to sit out tonight’s match against the Canterbury Bulldogs. The decision made by Queensland to play him in Wednesday night’s Origin opener, knowing it could aggravate an old groin injury, has left coach Neil Henry and his team in a…

Pakistan-born leg spinner Fawad Ahmed will be eligible to play for Australia in the forthcoming Ashes series, courtesy of minor changes to Australia’s citizenship legislation. It is clear that he is very much in the thoughts of John Inverarity, the chairman of selectors who, in naming Australia’s 16-man squad, declined to name an alternate to…